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With a full time concert stage, beer carts in several places throughout the party and the ability to drink in the streets, the Mifflin Street block party has changed pretty drastically since its activist beginnings in 1969

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DON’T BE STUPID: AVOIDING CITATIONS The number of citations issued at Mifflin differs greatly from year to year, but there are simple ways to avoid getting stuck with a ticket • Partygoers may drink in the streets for the first time in years, but police have said they will be vigilant about underage drinking.

If you do plan on drinking underage, don’t flaunt it.

• No glass anywhere on the street. If you are bringing in your own drinks make sure you do not have any glass bottles.

• Loud house parties may lead to noise violations, so don’t be afraid to tell your guests to shut up.

• Speaking of house parties, the Madison Fire Department limits capacity for parties to 50 people inside a house and no more than four people on a balcony.

• If you’re cooking out keep your grill at least 10 feet away from buildings and never leave it unattended.

• When you have to use the bathroom don’t plan on using whatever wall you can find.

Public urination is a $172 fine, and you can find plenty of bathrooms on Bassett st.

• Police have said they will be on the lookout for people causing disturbances. Don’t call attention to yourself, and try to keep your friends under control. They’ll thank you for it later.

More than 150 citations separates the tamest recent Mifflin in 2009 from the wildest one in 2008. This year’s stat is all up to you.

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It’s that time of year again.

Students are making their first rounds of runs to the liquor stores, city technicians are wiring up security cameras and Mifflin-area residents are preparing their houses to become party-proof: It’s the Mifflin Street Block Party.

While students are readying themselves for what first-time partygoers are told will be the best 24 hours of their college lives, the event’s sponsors and city officials are hurriedly pulling the pieces of the puzzle together to ensure a smooth and safe party weekend before final exams.

As students from all across Wisconsin make arrangements to travel to Madison this weekend for the city’s historic block party, longtime partygoers say with the changes added to this year’s event the block party has seen a tremendous transformation from its origins.

year’s party and take note of the meaning of the party and how it has evolved.

“Our hope is that this party — which is going to happen regardless [of anything the city does] — is going to be a more attractive option,” Gerding said. “We hope they embrace this change and understand this is supposed to be a fun event celebrating freedom, local bands and live music.”

ways it could host a block party, as the event has evolved throughout the past 42 years, but said he was proven wrong by this year’s newest changes.

The party’s biggest changes this year include the lift of the ban on open alcoholic beverages in the streets within an event zone and creating a more live music-oriented event to draw more attendees into the streets.

“Just when we thought there were no new ways of having a block party, we’ve found a new way,” Soglin said. “This is a rather different and much improved effort to celebrate spring.”

Majestic Live co-owner Matt Gerding said he hopes students accept the changes made to this

A past reflection Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, said the modifications to the event would be a welcome

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A different world Madison Mayor Paul Soglin, who attended the very first block party in 1969, said the present-day event has little to no resemblance to the party’s first debut. The party began as a celebration of activism against the Vietnam War, using the Mifflin area as a base for campus-wide protests.

“They’re not the same thing other than the fact that they are held in the spring and that they are held on Mifflin Street,” Soglin said during a press conference Wednesday. “There’s very little commonality between what was happening then and what we’re doing today.”

Soglin said he thought the city had seen all of the possible

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ALT-MIFFLIN: THE HUNT FOR A CONCERT VENUE

After the planners of this weekend’s historic Mifflin Street Block Party determined they would have to cut down on the number of live music stages because the expected revenue from beer sales at the event would be lower than anticipated, a number of bands cut from the set took to the streets to find an alternative venue.

Madison resident James Glaser, a recent University of Wisconsin graduate and longtime Mifflin attendee, said when he found out his friends from Bloomington, Ind. would no longer be playing Saturday he began to circulate a flier asking local residents to lend their backyard as a concert location the day of the party.

Glaser said his friends’ band, The Main Squeeze, was originally on the bill to play at the party but was booted off the lineup after the event’s sponsor, Majestic Live, dropped down to only one live music stage.

“We were disappointed they would be unable to play, so we wanted to be proactive and try to find a place for them to play,” Glaser said. “We’ve had interest from a couple of people who were interested in hosting the band in their backyard, but the head of police contacted us saying it would be problematic because we needed a permit to host a concert.”

According to city ordinance, individuals wishing to host such an event on private property need to apply for an amplification permit and a permit approving an event of large size, Ald. Paul Skidmore, District 9, said.

Glaser said after he circulated a flier around the Mifflin area offering free beer in exchange for a venue, he was contacted by the Madison Police Department and told he would have needed to apply for a permit 10 days in advance — a policy Glaser said he did not know existed.

“It’s sort of funny that our creativity and passion to have our friends play their music here has turned into a dialogue between the city and the police,” Glaser said.

Skidmore said the proposal also opened the door for further problems, claiming if individuals begin to host large concerts in their backyards, the city would lose what control it has of the party.

The city has been working for decades to bring what has been a series of private parties into a controllable situation, Skidmore said.

“It’s a regulated forum, it’s a regulated party and the city and the sponsors have determined that there are a certain number of venues that are going to work and there is a certain amount of music and amplification that is appropriate,” Skidmore said.

Collective bargaining may be part of budget, not court ruling INSIDE SPORTS Andrew Averill State Editor

With the controversial budget repair bill currently stuck in the court system, Republicans have been discussing ways to ensure Wisconsin municipalities still receive the tools Gov.

Scott Walker said were contained in the bill which limited collective bargaining authority for public employees, including adding that provision to the biennial budget bill.

According to Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald’s spokesperson

Andrew Welhouse, the tools necessary for municipalities to survive cuts are in the bill currently making its way through the legal system.

With the legislation being held up, he said there is not a concrete plan, but Republicans have had hypothetical conversations

about placing the most controversial provision of the stalled bill, limiting collective bargaining authority on everything but wages, inside Walker’s biennial budget.

The budget plan for the

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Study: Midwest high-speed rail would create jobs, help economy Estimates say project Walker nixed would mean 25-minute commute time to Milwaukee Andrew Averill State Editor Although Gov. Scott Walker has been an opponent of Wisconsin’s high-speed rail since before his tenure began, Democrats and train and environmental advocates held a conference Thursday to release a report on the Midwest rail project that predicted high job and economic impact in the region.

Rep. Brett Hulsey, D-Madison, said the report, which studied the economic benefits of a train system in the Midwest, should have been released a year ago.

“By creating this Midwest high-speed train system we can create over 103,000 jobs and also add $13.8 billion in economic activity,” Hulsey said.

The study’s numbers show total regional economic impact, not just Wisconsin. But, speaking after Hulsey, legislative representative of the Brotherhood of

Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen Paul Aired elaborated on the local effect of the high-speed rail project in the state.

Aired said if the project were to go through Wisconsin it would create an estimated 60,000 local jobs. The 10-year project would take 15,000 new jobs to construct the Wisconsin route, 13,000 of which would be created within the first three years.

Still, those jobs come with a cost. The study estimates the entire Midwest high-speed rail system would cost $83 billion — $58 million would be spent on every mile of track laid. The Madison-Milwaukee corridor, assuming the route chosen is a straight line between the two cities, would cost around $4.6 billion to lay track.

The federal government had planned to give Wisconsin $810 million in stimulus money to pay for the high-speed train segments in the state. Former Gov. Jim Doyle had signed an agreement with the federal government in

Ryan Rainey Deputy News Editor One glance at a newspaper suggests difficult economic times and discontent on Wall Street.

But one student group has actually found success in investing after beginning in one of the economic crisis’ most trying periods.

The Capital Management Club began as a class project in Professor Mark Fedenia’s finance class.

After less than two years, the club has evolved into a robust and profitable organization with a democratic administrative structure and a better return rate than the Standard & Poors 500 stock market index.

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snowballing from this project which has turned into a fairly extensive club with lots of participation from not only students that are coming out of my class but also sophomores and juniors in the business school that have an interest,” Fedenia said.

The club began after the students in Fedenia’s class realized they would need to become an independently operated Limited Liability Corporation since, at the time of its foundation, the Wisconsin School of Business could not help interested students get their idea off the ground.

William Graf, the club’s president and a UW senior, said the group’s initial membership contributed $100 per person to the club’s checking account,

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central hub. The Chicago metro area would see an additional $5.5 billion annually in economic activity and new visitors who take the train to downtown Chicago are predicted to spend $314 total per year.

The system’s goal would be to have four bullet-train corridors in the Midwest, starting in

Chicago and ending in Minneapolis, St. Louis, Cincinnati and Cleveland, with stops along the way in Detroit, Milwaukee and Madison.

The trains would travel at 220 mph, and the travel time between Milwaukee and Madison would be reduced from an hour and a half to 25 minutes, according to the study.

success circulated throughout the School of Business’ community, alumni and business students who hadn’t yet taken Fedenia’s class began contributing to the fund.

Brandon Winikates, one of CMC’s portfolio managers, said the club’s current governance structure, in which all members have a vote on club policy, is unlikely to change.

He also said the club will likely stay limited to Wisconsin alumni and students interested in investing.

“We really like [our governance] structure because we like to keep alumni from our own club involved,” Winikates said. “We also like to keep those relationships and connections to foster a two-way street.”

Since CMC is a registered student organization, any current UW student can join even if they are not enrolled in the School of Business.

Because of this, the club has a broader audience than just business students — Fedenia said hard work and a willingness to invest money led to success for everyone involved in the group.

Winikates, Graf and Fedenia all said the club has one central mission: to educate its members on finance and investing.

“This is something where the students are putting in their own money and investing their own money,” Fedenia said.

“And they’re tying it in with a lot of the academic training that they have in the classroom.”

change based on the party’s history.

Although the party has seen peaceful attendees with only minor legal violations such as drinking in the streets and disorderly conduct, Verveer said the annual event has a long history of violence and insanity.

Reflecting back 10 years, Verveer said the party saw less police regulation because of low staffing availability and crowds that were simply too large to control.

“Ten years ago, there was no sponsor — no organizer for the event. I was the alderperson back

then, and there was a time when the police did not enforce the open intoxicant law in the streets because crowds were so large they had no choice but to throw up their arms in defeat,” he said.

In 1996, the party was an “anomaly” as students rioted in the streets, lighting a car on fire and throwing debris at firefighters, Verveer said.

“There was quite a disturbance in 1996 — to this day it is the most inhumane behavior I have ever seen,” Verveer said.

“At night, things turned ugly with a mob mentality kicking in … there was no way to defend the insane behavior of individuals

that day. I was begging people to stop throwing debris into the fire, to no avail.”

Still, Verveer said the further back in history an onlooker examines the block party, the more violent and out of control the crowd was. He said when the party first began, the organizers were denied a permit by the city, resulting in what he called inevitable chaos.

When the organizers were denied a permit, Verveer said they took to the streets, creating three days of rioting that began on Mifflin Street and continued to the Southeast dorms and eventually made its way down

not take it up before [the start of the next biennium] it would have to go in the budget.”

He added Republicans would like the budget repair bill to go through the proper legal channels and have the judges vindicate the process by which it was passed, something Welhouse said he was confident would happen.

A provision could be added to the biennial budget in two ways, by an amendment offered in the Legislature or by a Joint Finance Committee motion during the vetting process that began Tuesday.

Kit Beyer, spokesperson for JFC co-chair Rep. Robin Vos, R-Burlington, said both co-chairs have mentioned specifically putting a provision in Walker ’s biennium budget that would limit collective

bargaining, though they would wait to see the outcome of the litigation first.

“Both co-chairs of the Joint Finance Committee did say they are confident that it will run its course in the courts and we’ll come out victorious,” Beyer said. “But in case it doesn’t look like that, that was one option on the table.”

She echoed Welhouse’s statement that the savings incurred through provisions within the budget repair bill are tied to the larger biennium budget.

Although Republican leaders have mentioned adding the provision, Assembly Minority Speaker Rep. Peter Barca, D-Kenosha, said he did not believe it.

“I would be surprised if they did that,” Barca said. “Obviously you’ve got so many Republicans

being recalled and twothirds of the state is strongly against [limiting collective bargaining rights].”

He said he was against the Republicans entire approach to fixing the state budget, including “permanently” taking away people’s rights.

The fiscal impact of placing limits on collective bargaining authority has been hotly debated over the past three months.

The Legislative Fiscal Bureau listed that item as having no economic effect, while Republicans insisted it would free the budgets of municipal officials tied down by union contracts.

Earlier this month, Walker testified under oath in front of a congressional committee and admitted the changes to bargaining would not save any money.

helping them begin the organization with $19,000.

Since then, the group has outperformed the market and is now worth about $130,000 dollars.

In the 2010 calendar year, they saw a 19.5 percent return on their investment compared to the S&P 500’s 11 percent return, Graf said.

“When we got started [CMC] was kind of a loose group of 30 sophomores, juniors and seniors,” Graf said. “Given the fact that we had minimal support from the school at the beginning…we determined that the best course of action would be to actually manage our own money.”

Capital Management didn’t just grow financially.

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November that locked the state into spending the money, but Walker insisted he would find a way to give the money back or allocate it to other transportation needs.

Walker succeeded in stopping the money, but under the auspices that the federal money would go to other states.

Steve Hiniker, executive director of the community advocate group 1000 Friends of Wisconsin, understands the train would come at a high cost, but said investing in new transportation systems is always expensive.

“Two-and-a-half billion for the zoo interchange, one billion for the Marquette interchange, a billion for I-39, a billion for I-94,” Hiniker said. “The problem is transportation projects are expensive no matter how you look at it. What would have happened if we didn’t invest in those projects?”

He added no transportation project pays for itself.

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“The collective bargaining piece is a critical component of the larger budget picture,” Welhouse said. “ [...] If the Supreme Court does

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Legislators consider restructuring Board of Regents composition Lawmakers hold hearing on proposal to ensure governing body represents all districts Katherine Krueger Campus Editor

While a proposal to remove the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus from the System circulates through the state Legislature, officials supported a plan ensuring equal representation for the Board of Regents that currently governs all UW campuses.

The Assembly Committee on Colleges and Universities convened to weigh changes to legislation that would require at least one member of the Board of Regents come from each

of the state’s congressional districts.

Rep. Erik Severson, R-Star Prairie, said two districts of the state are currently unrepresented on the board, which is responsible for decision making for all UW campuses.

He said Assembly Bill 39 would allow the Board of Regents to have more diverse representation throughout the state, a feature lacking under the current legislation.

Jessica Torme, a representative speaking on behalf of the Regents, said because the board represents the entire state, members decided it was imperative to support a proposal on which they

had previously remained neutral.

“A member of the Board of Regents brings unique knowledge of the issues,” she said. “UW regional institutions have been vocal in asking for representation from closer to home.”

She added the resolution in support of the legislation, adopted by a majority vote in the April 8 board meeting, also indicated the belief among members that the change is a matter for the Legislature instead of campus administrative officials.

When committee members questioned why similar legislation was not previously signed into state law, Rep. Barbara Toles, D-Milwaukee, said

although the initiative garnered bipartisan support during the session, former Gov. Jim Doyle vetoed the measure.

Toles said Doyle cited a need to select the most qualified individuals to serve as Regents, regardless of district, as the reason to block the legislation.

She said the reasoning was insulting to officials from outlying parts of the state because there are individuals who are qualified to serve across the state instead of just near more heavily populated areas.

UW System spokesperson Dave Giroux said while the standing Board of Regents achieves nearly ideal geographic

representation, it has been a long standing concern among officials.

“The regents I’ve worked with, regardless of where they are from, take a broad view of issues and tend to be even-handed,” he said.

“We just want to make sure to let the local folks know they’re represented.”

While Giroux said the introduction of the legislation was not likely prompted by any particular action or concern raised by students, the initiative is one of many issues regarding the governance of the state’s public universities currently engaging public debate.

The proposed changes to the Board of Regents come as legislative and campuswide debate continues

to escalate on the public authority model for the UW-Madison campus.

As articulated in Gov. Scott Walker’s 2011-2013 biennial budget, the campus would be effectively split from the rest of the UW System in order to grant new tools and flexibilities to provide the autonomy to combat reductions in state funding, a proposal the regents have publicly opposed.

The plan, which contains many of the original tenets of Chancellor Biddy Martin’s New Badger Partnership, would remove the Madison campus from the regents’ jurisdiction and establish a Board of Trustees as an alternate governing body.

Fundraising for Central Library to launch accelerated campaign Construction projected to be started on time despite early fears project would be stalled Pam Selman City Editor

Despite initial concerns following Mayor Paul Soglin’s first few weeks in office, construction on the renovated Central Library is scheduled to begin on time following several days of discussions between city and library officials.

Following an initial meeting between Soglin and representatives from the library staff Tuesday, a timeline featuring a number of fundraising benchmarks for the renovation was created in order to maintain the original completion date for construction, Library Board President Tripp Widder said.

“We had a meeting with Mayor Soglin on Tuesday to talk about how we could deal with his concerns about not having the city pay

more than it has already committed to pay while still keeping the project on track,” Widder said.

“It was a good meeting in the sense that both the mayor and his staff and the library folks were looking for a way to figure out how to do this.”

Under the provisions agreed upon by both parties, the library will be responsible for raising certain amounts of private dollars for the renovations as measured by a number of different “mile posts,” Widder said. The amount of money required for each benchmark correlates with a different spending necessity, such as signing construction contracts or purchasing furniture and equipment for the renovation.

According to a statement from the city, the Madison Public Library Foundation will accelerate its fundraising efforts in order to raise $8 million in cash and

pledges from private donations, of which $1.5 million has already been collected. The city will contribute $17 million to the project through bonds and $4.5 million will come from pending new market tax credits.

Widder said the accelerated pace of fundraising would be difficult but not impossible, and said it would require community participation.

“The community is going to have to help out here, but we have a very good plan in place,” he said. “We’re just going to have to roll up our sleeves and go to work, but I think we will be able to do it.”

The foundation’s Executive Director Jenni Collins said she is happy with the outcome of the agreement because it represents a solution that allows the city to maintain its fiscal responsibility while keeping the project on track.

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Library Board members established benchmarks in collaboration with the mayor and library staff to meet ambitious fundraising goals in hopes of completing the project by summer of 2013.

Foundation worked closely with the city to create a timeline that the city was comfortable with, but that was also feasible from a fundraising perspective.

Because of the accelerated speed, she said the fundraising efforts would jump straight to the public phase rather than allowing for a “quiet”

private period that she said was typical for this type of project.

“We really just have a lot of work ahead of us to raise the money — these are some very aggressive goals in a very short amount of time and I don’t discount how hard it will be to raise that kind of money,” Collins said.

“But Madison loves its libraries and

we are counting on our supporters.”

Collins said the foundation is looking to reach 70 percent of its total fundraising goal by next summer. The construction contracts would also ideally be signed by November or December of this year with the project slated for completion by July 1, 2013.

City weighs district options Alders raise concern over maintaining residency in own areas of representation Lucas Molina City Reporter

City representatives voiced concerns about creating a George LeVines The Badger Herald comprehensive and balanced redistricting Members of the City Council listen to city planner Brian Grady explain proposal after examining the proposed changes to aldermanic districts based on the 2010 Census. the freshly redefined either way, but the way developed these plans aldermanic maps drawn we’ve always done it based on 20 alders,” up as part of Madison’s is you stay in the same Grady said.

In addition to district number, even redistricting process.

In an effort to gain if you don’t live in it, equalizing the city’s districts, the City Council’s at least until the next aldermanic the council reviewed reaction to the latest election,” Clear said.

If the city moves areas of interest to be draft plans, Madison consideration, city planner Brian to adopt the existing given Grady offered district proposals, it would mean such as school districts, alders three proposals, alders Brian Solomon, subdivision boundaries each containing District 10, and Larry and, most importantly, different approaches to Palm, District 15, would neighborhood not reside in the districts associations, Grady said. redistricting.

Ald. Scott Resnick, represent— an Grady told the alders they a major criterion in experience neither said District 8, said at last night’s ad hoc committee redistricting is keeping he felt comfortable with.

Grady said the city hearing he wished to see a “one person, one recommends all undergraduates at the vote” structure of attorney representation, meaning codifying the practice University of Wisconsin the populations of each of keeping the same living in residence halls individual district must district number, saying to be contained in the be equalized as per the Council would adapt same aldermanic district.

His wishes were the results of the 2010 to representing their new echoed in Thursday’s geography. census.

In his presentation, presentation, as Grady The process of said the said the lines would be redrawing the city’s ward Grady must make reapportioned to include and aldermanic districts council is a lengthy procedure, recommendations on the Smith Hall and several having taken several governing body’s size in other Lakeshore dorms weeks of meetings to order for the ward and split from the other generate the current draft aldermanic districts to residence halls because versions, but Grady said be reviewed. Currently, of an error made by the more editions would be there are 20 alders U.S. Census Bureau, drafted before the City representing 20 districts, which has been slow to Council is scheduled a number that the council correct the inaccuracy.

Community input to adopt a tentative has debated in previous meetings are scheduled months. supervisory district plan.

“In regards to the size to take place May 10-12 Ald. Mark Clear, District 19, said the (of the council), [the in different locations. and More information and redistricting shown in Reapportionment the proposals so far Redistricting Ad Hoc updates to the district basically maps and draft plans has some problems, Committee], discussions, can be found on the city especially in regards to through the residency of the city’s came to the conclusion of Madison’s website by that 20 alders is a good clicking on City Hall and alders.

“Basically we can go way to go, and they’ve redistricting.

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Herald Editorial Bro, chill.

All across Madison students are readying themselves for the academic rigors of finals week. But before confining themselves to libraries or perpetual caffeination, one of the city’s great institutions approaches, and with it, chances for students to ensure it continues.

Rinse out your beer bong, bro: Mifflin’s tomorrow.

What began as an antiwar protest followed by a riot in 1969, twice resulting in the arrest of Mayor Paul Soglin, has become the final release of stress and latent alcoholism before finals.

But while the beer may flow a little more freely in Madison on Saturday, it does not come without some caveats.

This Saturday marks the third consecutive year of sponsorship for the event, enabling live music, DJs, restroom facilities and food carts. Individuals with much more to lose than the price of a disorderly conduct citation have invested their time, effort and money into creating an organized atmosphere for students to enjoy.

Some changes are in the works this year with

the allowance of the previously unthinkable for contemporary Mifflin gatherings: drinking in the street. Wristbands will be distributed for those choosing to purchase beer from Capitol Neighborhoods Inc., allowing alcohol to be brought out of the yards in which drinking had previously been relegated.

City officials also claim they will be enforcing occasional ID checks to curb underage drinking in the hopes of avoiding rampant drunk driving by those who flock to Madison for the event.

While underage drinking, arguably a staple of the block party, will inevitably occur this year as well, the powers that be are on the lookout.

Long story short, don’t be stupid.

The conduct of students, not officials, is the determining factor in the continuing success of the Mifflin Street Block Party. Be smart about your drinking, don’t hassle the police, mind the capacity of balconies and be safe.

While all the decisions made on Mifflin surely won’t be good, don’t make it any harder on the wallet or fellow students by making outright bad ones.

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Despite worries, changes to PAVE: Media undermine Mifflin improve block party severity of stalking issue Dennis O’Reilly Staff Writer Fear not the changes and reformations to Mifflin this holiday season — the Mifflin Street Block Party will unquestionably maintain its status as the best day of the year.

In the midst of 14 revisions, including new beer vendors and bracelet laws, my greatest concern centered around whether the reforms would have an ill effect on the case of 30 beers that I will be carrying around in my backpack.

They won’t. The reality is that my worrying has been all for naught, because the adjustments that have been made to the bacchanalia will, in fact, create a better Mifflin.

For all those naysayers who slander the changes as just another conspiracy by corporate America to weave its way into the fabric of UW-Madison, you are plainly missing the mark.

For the underaged, Mifflin remains the same, except for the fact that there will be fewer 21-year-olds competing for prized lawn space.

The plot I would have commandeered from a group of Chadbourne wieners is now solely theirs; everyone wins.

Also, the tenants of West Mifflin will certainly have no complaints about the

increased number of porto-potties that come with the revisions. They will surely enjoy their holiday much more now that they need not worry about vagrant students leaking all over their houses.

Sponsored beer vending is not a subterfuge to target underagers. Rather, it is designed to draw students off of crowded porches and out of dangerously packed house parties. This has always been the MPD’s primary concern.

This is no secret. It’s always easy to spot the

Naysayers who slander the changes as just another conspiracy by corporate America to weave it’s way into the fabric of UW — Madison are plainly missing the mark. next party about to be broken up. God knows, there isn’t a year that passes without a porch collapse that sends a bunch of innocent, drunken revelers to their splintery doom. Not to go off on a tangent, but any senior will attest to the fact that college real estate companies do not exactly keep their properties in stellar condition. I, for one, live in a shit-hole next to the Red Shed that could slide into the lake at any given moment.

I applaud Scott Leslie and Matt Gerding, owners of the Majestic Theatre,

for genuinely reassuring students that added music is not entirely profitdriven.

Their position is that this event costs thousands of dollars to host and that expanded music stages, food and other additions are intended to make the block party more enjoyable while enhancing safety measures for all. In this way, the block party that originated in 1969 can be sustained for decades yet to come.

The fact of the matter — and one that everyone must come to realize — is that the presence of 15,000-20,000 absolutely hammered kids on one city block is an issue that was inevitably going to be addressed. Further, eliminating the open container law removes the illicitness of drinking on the street and validates what has been done for years, which constitutes good common sense.

Majestic Madison’s is a progressive measure to make the yearly Mifflin block party a tenable one for years to come. The shift toward emphasis on music and entertainment and away from drinking will also give bands some worthy PR. Accusing them of having Freak Fest machinations is bogus.

So in reality, I’m not sure how historic these changes really will be. With just a few extra beer carts and a DJ set, it sounds like there has been a lot of crying over spilled milk.

Dennis O’Reilly (dgoreilly@wisc.edu) is a senior majoring in economics.

Sapir Sasson Guest Columnist As Sexual Assault Awareness Month draws to a close, we at Promoting Awareness, Victim Empowerment hope students have learned a lot about rape and how it affects this campus. It’s important, however, that we recognize sexual assault is not the only issue PAVE and the campus at large need to concern itself with. Stalking, too, is something facing numerous students on campus, as one in 12 women and one in 45 men will be victims of stalking. However, we don’t always see people on campus or the media take the issue seriously.

This past February, Virgin Mobile launched new commercials advertising their Android-powered phones. The advertisements feature a “crazy” woman stalking her date by following his Facebook, reading his Twitter updates, watching his Four-Square check-ins for patterns and going through his Flickr streams, all using her phone. Referring to how great she thinks the phone’s features are, she ends the commercial by saying, “It’s crazy, right?,” a line meant to imply her own insanity.

Not only are these commercials reinforcing typical gender stereotypes (e.g., girls use Facebook to “creep” on people), but they are also an example of

society’s insensitive attitudes toward stalking victims. Stalking is a serious crime, but the term is often used in a trivial manner in our day-to-day language. For example, how often do you or people you know use the phrase “I totally Facebook stalked you last night”? This use of the term “stalking” in such casual contexts takes away from the traumatic experiences of those who are actually victims of this crime.

The Wisconsin Coalition Against Domestic Violence defines stalking as “a pattern of behavior that makes the victim feel afraid, nervous, harassed or in danger, and includes actions meant to harass, track and/or frighten.”

These behaviors may include knowing the victim’s schedule, showing up at places he or she goes to, sending unwanted gifts, emails or texts, or calling the victim repeatedly. For those who experience these behaviors, they are not funny but terrifying, and give reason to believe one’s safety is in danger.

By showing a woman sitting in a tree to spy on her date, Virgin Mobile trivializes a heinous crime that affects thousands of individuals each year. They are essentially treating the issue as a laughing matter, urging all Virgin Mobile users to “Go Crazy on Android.”

It is also worth noting

that had the roles in the commercial been reversed — the stalker was the male and the victim was the female — the commercial would have been a topic of great anger, likely never making it to the air at all. As one individual on YouTube commented, “Imagine this ad, if the stalker was a dude instead. Much, much less funny.” Neither version is funny, but the concept of a woman as a stalker is not questioned at all. Stalking is never funny, regardless of the gender of the perpetrator, something society, and clearly Virgin Mobile, needs to understand.

The fact is, one in four stalking victims are stalked through the use of technology. One study found 13 percent of college women were stalked in a year (Fisher and Cullen, 2000), and the rates undoubtedly increase as technology continues to advance. The Android commercials by Virgin Mobile are an outright display of disrespect toward stalking victims and raise the important and unfortunate issue of ignorance about stalking in our society.

To find out what you can do to help stop stalking, visit www. uwpave.com or stop by the PAVE office in the Student Activity Center for more information.

Sapir Sasson (ssasson@ wisc.edu) is a junior majoring in psychology. She is a PAVE Media Volunteer.

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ArtsEtc. Reporter Judges decide who’s in, and who’s out.

Given original themes and concepts, talented contestants tackle each assignment in a furious flurry of drawing, cutting and sewing. Designers work tirelessly to carry their creations from paper to reality.

If this scenario sounds familiar, that’s because “Project Runway” has made the process of runway design into a familiar story line. But even the biggest names in fashion had to get their start somewhere, and at the University of Wisconsin that first step comes with the annual juried Textile and Apparel Student Association (TASA) runway show and

School of Human Ecology design gallery.

This year ’s May 7 show theme, “La Moda Processa,” borrows its title from an Italian phrase, meaning “the process of fashion” — a drastically different concept from last year ’s energetic and edgier “Selvedge.” UW senior and president of TASA Ariel Arnson is passionate about the showcase, which she played a large role in organizing.

“For this year ’s show we wanted to change the mood and the atmosphere to create a more intimate, softer show,” Arnson said.

“We also wanted [it] to really highlight the full spectrum of work made in the textile and apparel design program … from our basic foundation courses and projects, to our advanced, innovative, individual pieces.”

Arnson described the tagline of the

show, “foundation to innovation,” as the true embodiment of its Italian title.

This European language was chosen for the theme, she explained, because of Italy’s great contributions to the field of fashion and for the romantic inspiration provided by the language itself.

UW junior and textile and apparel design major Emily Gruca put this vision into layman’s terms.

“This year ’s theme is the process of what we go through as designers,” Gruca said. “For example, we start off a section of the show with plaid shirts.

So, it’s like, ‘We patterned these plaid shirts — it’s way harder than it looks, by the way — and here’s what they look like now.’”

Gruca gives a humbly simple description for a task that seems daunting to the average sewinginept individual. The

show’s evolution from rudimentary to complex seems to be a metaphor for the progression of the college experience, specifically in the design department.

“The theme of the show has no influence on the designers’ pieces,” Arnson said. “The show’s theme is made to accommodate the vast differences of each project the designers make … they are made for class assignments.

What you see walking down the runway is our homework!”

These students do the kind of studying that is the stuff of childhood dreams for most undergraduates.

But for some designers in the apparel design program, this was not the most obvious career path.

UW senior and former show participant Laura Chidester acknowledges she was not the little girl who always held a glamorous life of fashion

in her sights.

“I mean, I’m a typical girl,” Chidester said. “In high school, I switched ideas … I got really into art, but I knew my parents would never let it fly if I majored in the fine arts.

I realized that fashion was useful … I want to make unknown designers important. I want to be able to dress the average girl.”

Utility, in combination with beauty, is a theme highlighted in all of the runway productions, as well as throughout the design gallery, which showcases pieces created by textile, apparel and interior design students.

The event, held at Monona Terrace, features a gallery of “dyed yardages of fabric hanging from the ceiling, miniature room layouts, accessories, illustrations and much more,” according to Arnson, who also has designed 11 pieces for the

show.

Widely publicized in the months leading up to their annual showcase, the textile and apparel design department is an otherwise hidden gem on UW’s campus. Newly renovated Sterling Hall houses many of the design studios, out of which numerous beautiful, Imanworthy garments emerge every year.

“People ask about my major,” Chidester said, “Very few even know it exists! We’re just a little program, but I love it.

It’s exciting to be a part of, and it’s made great progress.”

“La Moda Processa” will be Saturday, May 7 at Monona Terrace. Show times are 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.Tickets are $10 for students and $15 general admission and can be purchased at Sterling Hall room B312 Mondays and Wednesdays from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Documentary may redefine genre of romantic comedy ‘My Heart Is an Idiot’ travels across 100 cities over 2 years chronicling travails of real love Daniel Niepow ArtsEtc. Writer

FOUND Magazine, the brainchild of Michigan native Davy Rothbart, is almost like an unwitting PostSecret. People from across the country send random notes, photos, stories and scraps of paper that they’ve found to Rothbart, who then assembles them in a magazine.

The magazine is also a central subject in filmmaker David Mieklejohn’s new documentary “My Heart is an Idiot.” Mieklejohn, who now operates under the moniker Budget Fabulous Films, has worked on some smaller film projects — including collaborative documentaries and music videos — but this is his first full-length documentary.

“This definitely feels like my baby… it’s the first big thing I’m putting out in the world,” he said in a recent interview with The Badger Herald.

He is currently on the road, following the film as it is shown in various cities throughout the U.S. The tour began on April 22 in Michigan and it will

stop in Madison tonight.

The story of how Mieklejohn and Rothbart met may very well have been something taken straight out of FOUND Magazine. As Davy Rothbart was out promoting his magazine, he met Mieklejohn at a bookstore in Portland, Maine. Coincidentally, Rothbart had already known of Mieklejohn prior to this through a funny piece he had sent into FOUND. The two then grew to share a mutual appreciation of each others’ work, and eventually Rothbart invited Mieklejohn to join him on his tours. He hoped to document his cross-country escapades and provide an indepth look into FOUND Magazine.

And so, over the course of two years, Mieklejohn filmed Rothbart on his North American promotional tours.

Interestingly enough, this film took on a slightly different path than either Mieklejohn or Rothbart had originally expected.

The final product took on a narrower scope, focusing more on Rothbart’s turbulent romantic ambitions than on the magazine itself.

“It was both unexpected and

completely predictable,” Mieklejohn explained.

While reviewing over 150 hours of footage, Mieklejohn noted that the conversations in the documentary often centered on love and romance. As Rothbart traveled across the country, he met up with various friends and acquaintances, talking with them about their ideas on love, dating and romance. Most notably, he spoke with the likes of Zooey Deschanel, Ira Glass, Newt Gingrich and even Frank Warren, the creator of PostSecret. In particular, he sought their advice as he contemplated romantically pursuing an old friend.

It was once Mieklejohn noted these recurring themes that the subject of the documentary became apparent. It was then that he took on the role of the storyteller.

“The real creative work in a documentary comes in the editing.

The editing is where you make the real decisions that, in a scripted film, you would make when you’re writing the script,” he said.

“You sort of make the movie in editing when you’re doing a documentary.”

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Following the creator of FOUND magazine, Davy Rothbart, ‘My Heart Is an Idiot’ filmmaker David Meiklejohn explores unlikely and insightful answers to some of love’s most confusing quandaries in a deeply poetic, yet comedic fashion. the documentary seems to redefine what a “romantic comedy” can be.

Mieklejohn has pieced together an interesting plot, replete with laughter, tears and a dramatic twist.

There’s also indication that Mieklejohn is not your average filmmaker with his heart on his sleeves. He seems wellread, and he has an eye for subtlety. In some

“making of” clips on the film’s website, he quotes the poet Rainer Maria Rilke. He also incorporates interesting visuals and animation throughout the film.

The film, which premiers at the Orpheum tonight, promises to be a treat for viewers.

Mieklejohn believes there’s a universal appeal in the film and thinks many people will be able

to relate to Rothbart’s situation — there’s a character for everyone.

“My Heart Is an Idiot” will be shown at the Orpheum Theatre tonight at 7 pm. Tickets are $7.

Both Davy Rothbart and David Mieklejohn will be available after the screening for a Q&A session. To view trailers of this film or to get further information, visit myheartisanidiot.com.

THE SIMPLE EQUATION OF DAYGLOW

Along with addition of DJ Funkagenda, show producers promise more sound, better lighting for pre-Mifflin rave Jenna Severson ArtsEtc. Writer

The world’s largest paint party has swept across the nation and it’s returning to Madison bigger and better than before. Dayglow took off at full speed touring big cities like Miami, New York, Chicago and Atlanta.

Madison seems small in comparison, but Producer Eric Fuller believes after their earlier stop in November that Madison can party just as big as the rest of them.

“We like to start in larger cities, then it kind of trickles into other areas. The University of Wisconsin is a pretty big party school,” Fuller said in a recent interview with The Badger Herald. “There

are people and there is partying. That adds up to the equation of Dayglow.”

The party is getting even bigger by more than doubling the size of Dayglow’s last appearance in Madison. Fuller is expecting around 4,000 people to attend.

“We got a much bigger venue; we are at the Alliant Energy Center. We have more production, more sound, and better lighting,” Fuller said.

But the venue is not the only thing that’s changing.

The entertainment will be something that Madison hasn’t seen before.

“We have The Devil from Acapulco who does a dance,” Fuller said.

The Devil from Acapulco is a man

decked out in metallic silver, wearing a huge headdress. His job is to dance and get the crowd even more animated.

This is admittedly an improvement from Dayglow’s last show, where the only form of entertainment was one girl dancing on stage.

But The Devil from Acapulco could not perform without the techno beats supplied by the DJ. Dayglow was able to score one of the top electronic DJs in the world — Funkagenda.

Funkagenda has traveled all over the world to play his music, and will be responsible for creating most of the energy needed for “the world’s largest paint party.”

“It’s like non-stop energy from the time you walk in from the time you leave,” Fuller said.

Of course the music and entertainment are key elements of Dayglow, but the prime reason people attend is the massive amount of paint that is dumped on the crowd.

“From the stage we have speed blasters. Imagine a confetti cannon, but it has paint in it,” Fuller said.

“We also have bottles of paint the crowd will have.”

The speed blasters are able to launch paint 75 to 100 feet out into the audience. For the uninitiated, the crowd becomes a canvas once paint is sprayed all over them, which is

accomplished by partygoers wearing white, accentuating the vibrant neon colors.

So how exactly did getting showered with paint become such a national craze? It all started in 2006, when a college campus in Florida decided to throw a huge campus rave.

“The first Dayglow we every did, we just opened the doors and people walked in and grabbed paint. It has turned into more of a show now,” Fuller said. “I am very surprised it took off so fast.”

The show has evolved dramatically from just a bunch of college students throwing paint around, and Fuller plans to keep

making changes for the future.

“We are always working to evolve; we are already working on the tour for next year,” Fuller said.

“We are looking for ways to make the party more interesting. Our new thing is trying to bring in big artists.”

Fuller believes Dayglow takes people away from an average night at the bars or regular concerts and gives them unique memories.

“You get to have a big food fight with paint,” Fuller said.

“People consistently think it is the best night of their life.”

Dayglow will be at the Alliant Energy Center tonight at 8 p.m. Tickets are $30.

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UW ready for test vs. Mich.

Badgers full of confidence after sweeping Iowa but wins over Michigan will require ‘extraordinary’ effort Nick Korger Softball Writer

It looked like both games were out of reach.

Down 4-1 in game one and behind 3-0 in game two, the Wisconsin softball team flirted with potentially being swept in Iowa.

But the Badgers battled back, clawing their way back from both deficits to complete a historical first sweep of the Hawkeyes on the road with 7-6 and 6-3 victories, setting the team up for the biggest series of season.

Coming off a successful road trip with a reinforced confidence, Wisconsin (2619, 6-8) looks to capitalize on its recent momentum when it takes on No. 2 Michigan (42-4, 10-2) in a weekend series at the friendly home confines of Goodman Diamond.

In a sport where pitching reigns supreme, Michigan’s pitching talent gives the Wolverines a chance to win every game.

On its way to holding the lowest team earned run average in the conference (1.61), Michigan boasts two of the best pitchers in the Big Ten in senior Jordan Taylor (21-3) and sophomore Stephanie Speierman (18-1). The 1-2 Wolverine punch is first and second in earned run average overall in the Big Ten; both giving up less than two runs a game. The Badgers will most likely face low scoring games against the Wolverines, as 26 of Michigan’s 42 wins only allowed the opposing team one run or less.

“Their pitchers do a great job,” Healy said.

“You can’t win games the way they do and stack up 42 wins without having phenomenal people on the mound. We’ve really got to work on keeping the game close and trying to frustrate them. We’ll have do what we do

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After spending most of his season with the Milwaukee Admirals, Geoffrion was called up to Nashville at the end of February. Geoffrion said one of the biggest adjustments to pro hockey is finding ways to fill the time — a typical day can consist only of practice or a game. The rest is free time, which is harder to deal with than it might sound.

“I know they all get a little bored I think, with no school,” UW defenseman Justin Schultz said. “I talked to Jake (Gardiner), he was sitting in his hotel room and he was bored, didn’t know what to do with no school or anything. He was on Facebook a lot, I know that.”

Badger head coach Mike Eaves, who played

offensively and cause a little commotion to serve us well.”

While the Michigan pitchers are terrific, their offense may be even better. Michigan as a team bats .327 and boasts two players with over 50 runs batted in. Leadoff hitter Bree Evans has a Michigan-best .414 batting average and a conferenceleading 67 hits. Ashley Lane has 14 home runs for the Wolverines, as three Michigan hitters have double-digit home run totals on the season.

“They’re tough top to bottom,” Healy said.

“They’ve got kids that can beat you one through nine in their order.”

Wisconsin may face the second best team in the country this weekend, but the Badgers have the confidence of recently sweeping a Hawkeye team that beat the Wolverines in Ann Arbor.

“I think sweeping Iowa helps us a lot,” sophomore Shannel Blackshear said. “It gives us a lot of confidence because if we went in and beat Iowa twice and they beat an even better team last weekend…it gives us a lot of confidence we can go in there and possibly take both games this weekend from Michigan.”

“We have all the confidence in the world right now,” sophomore Whitney Massey said.

“Michigan might be worried about us because we always seem to come back in the late innings.”

This year has been the year of the comeback for Wisconsin. Living up to hopes in the preseason of having a scrappy team, the Badgers have tied the school record for most comeback wins in a season with 14.

Healy hopes the Badgers scrappy play and comeback threat will come in handy against a dominant Wolverine four years at Wisconsin and then eight in the NHL, agreed it’s a big adjustment.

“To me, one of the biggest things is when you go play pro, you’ve got so much time on your hands. How do you manage that time?” he said. “You’re more mature when you leave this place.

“And you’re now under the microscope of your GM. This is your job. If you’re not doing your job, I’m sending you down in the minors.”

And hockey aside, there is the oft-forgotten fact the athletes are getting an education as well. Leaving early hurts the chance the player will finish his degree.

“The statistics are overwhelming in that fact that if a young man stays three years, 90 percent of those kids will finish their degree,” Eaves said.

“For the kids that only stay two years, only 50

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The Wisconsin softball team had a lot to celebrate after two comeback wins over Iowa but Michigan will provide a stiff challenge. program.

“The wins at Iowa gave us a chance to still be in the tournament hunt,” Healy said. “We said to the team all year keep playing hard and in the end put ourselves in a spot to make the tournament.

We’re still there, we know Michigan’s a really tough team but we’re playing scrappy right now and we’re still in a position to make some noise.” percent of them go back and finish.”

Players are aware they can’t play hockey their whole lives.

To get that degree and have that option of being able to go back and get a job somewhere is huge.

Kind of a backup plan to hockey, because you’re not going to be able to play hockey for the rest of your life.

Blake Geoffrion Former UW forward

“To get that degree and have that option of being able to go back and get a job somewhere is huge,” Geoffrion said. “Kind of a backup plan to hockey,

Massey provided the Badgers with the position to win during the first game in Iowa City, when the Salinas, Calif. native tied the game at four a piece with a three run blast in the top of the second. The pinch-hit homerun was Wisconsin’s first since 2008, and kickstarted a five run outburst in the second.

“We know that the game’s never over,”

Massey said. “I think our coaches put that in our heads right away this year by telling us to never give up. This year we’ve just continued to persevere and get the key hits when we’ve needed them.”

The Badgers will need more heroics like Massey’s in order to compete with the Wolverines.

With Wisconsin situated as a large underdog this

weekend, a victory against a top tier program like Michigan will serve as a signature win in Healy’s effort to change the culture of Wisconsin softball.

“We’ll need to do something extraordinary to beat them,” Healy said.

“The future is bright for Wisconsin softball, but our girls are impatient, they want to be great now. We want to see how great we can be.”

because you’re not going to be able to be able to play hockey for the rest of your life. It’s kind of a backup plan to life, really.

I’m just really happy I’ve got that.”

Geoffrion was glad to finish his degree in four years, before his pro career began. McBain, Stepan and Turris say they’re intent on finishing their degrees.

But it’s not easy.

“Life happens, you get married, you have kids, you move, you get a job,” Eaves said. “To finish really takes a lot of guts and hard work and determination and perseverance to get it done.”

Geoffrion said he wouldn’t want to go back to school after his playing career is over.

“College is a time where you go to college to have fun, to go to class, to be with kids your age,” Geoffrion said. “I just don’t think I would

want to be a 40-year-old or 35-year-old in college with a bunch of 20-yearolds. I just don’t think I would enjoy it as much as I did when I was 18 to 22.”

In the end, it might come down to maturity.

“It’s definitely going to be tough. Once you get to that next level, you’re not going to be thinking about doing that,” Schultz said. “But you’ve got to show maturity and grind it out. Once you get that done, it will be a huge burden off your back and you’ll have that degree in your back pocket that will be so useful down the road.”

The fact that Geoffrion stayed his full four years could potentially help keep players in the future. After Geoffrion won the Hobey last year, Eaves said he would use that as a selling point to encourage his kids to stay.

A fellow player ’s words can also carry

more weight than a coach’s, as Eaves likened it to listening to a brother rather than a parent.

Geoffrion himself offered his former teammates some advice on the matter, ultimately saying there’s no set in stone answer. Rather than push them one way or the other, he just told them to weigh the pros and cons.

“I talked to Craig Smith this year, a little bit, just about what my thought process was when I was deciding to leave or not.

I talked to Schultzy a little bit, I didn’t talk to Gards,” Geoffrion said.

“I just told them about my experiences. It’s one of those things where you can’t have someone decide for you, you have to decide yourself.”

Check back Monday for the third part in this five-part series. Also, go to badgerherald.com/ blogs/sports for additional quotes and notes.

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Mark Johnson should continue search for men’s job Kelly Erickson Erickson the Red Wisconsin women’s hockey head coach Mark Johnson is a legend on the ice and as a coach, but it seems things aren’t exactly going his way in the latter arena.

Last fall Penn State received an $88 million private donation intended for a start-ofthe-art hockey arena and to found a Division I men’s and women’s hockey program.

With an impressive resume, Johnson applied for the job, but lost out to Princeton’s Guy Gadowsky. Johnson told Madison.com he wasn’t certain he’d take the job if offered, but he had high enough interest in the position to visit Happy Valley for an interview.

This hasn’t been the first time Johnson has lost out on the head coaching position for a men’s team.

Johnson first started coaching at the collegiate level in 1996 as an assistant coach for the UW men’s team. But in 2002 when the new head coaching job opened up for both the men’s and women’s teams, Johnson was beat out by former teammate and current head coach Mike Eaves for the men’s team opening. Johnson then took over the women’s program.

In their time here, both coaches have led their teams to national championships — most notably in 2006 when they both won. Johnson continued to bring his team back to the national championship game, winning in 2007, 2009, 2011 and finishing runner-up in 2008. If you’ve already forgotten, Eaves also led the men’s team to the national championship game in 2010 as well.

For Johnson, in his eight years with the women’s team — he took 2010 off to coach the U.S. Olympic squad — he’s led Wisconsin to five national championships, winning four of them.

Pretty impressive.

In that time he also led the 2010 U.S. women’s Olympic team to a silver medal and won the WCHA coach of the year award in 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009 and 2011. Each year his squad has won a national championship he was also honored as the AHCA coach of the year.

His resume speaks volumes, but for some reason he just can’t seem to land himself a coaching job with a men’s team.

Johnson has always mentioned he enjoys coaching women’s hockey — probably due to the fact their egos are virtually nonexistent.

But with accomplishing nearly all he can for a team, of course he’s going to want to move onto something new.

As sad as it would have been to see him leave UW — after all, he played here while coached by his dad “Badger” Bob Johnson — he’s done about as much as anybody could possibly do for the sport of women’s hockey and the sport still isn’t receiving the attention or respect it should after 10 years in the NCAA. Women’s hockey rarely gets televised and has to play national championships in arenas that are shockingly unworthy to hold such an event. (For more on this see my column from March 25). Despite taking a program and transforming it into one of the best in the nation — if not the best — and in effect bringing more attention to the sport itself, people just tend to look the other way while still praising Johnson for his career on the ice.

If there was anything else he could possibly do for the sport it would be to bring back gold

instead of silver from the Olympics and that wasn’t even all on him.

Having done all he can for one side of hockey, Johnson deserves the chance to coach a men’s team. It’s a different brand of hockey and a little closer to home for him. But by no means should he wait for Eaves to leave the Badgers before trying to take that next step.

The perfect opportunity arose with Penn State establishing a hockey program. While he didn’t get the job in the end, there was no reason he shouldn’t have gone after it. Sure he has so many ties to Wisconsin that the idea of him coaching here is all too perfect, but let’s be honest, if it was a perfect situation he’d be in charge of the men’s team, not the women’s.

With these ties in mind, there’s no reason Johnson should hold back from moving on to a new challenge if he sees fit.

If athletes always had to play by this idea

of being part of the organization they have the most ties to or is essentially their home, Aaron Rodgers would be playing for the 49ers, the NHL itself would get a complete makeover and Kevin Garnett would have never left the Timberwolves.

Sounds ridiculous right?

Wisconsin is certainly lucky to have Johnson around for a little longer. Whether they win four more national championships in the coming years or come close, the Badgers have the opportunity to keep one of greatest to ever be a part of the game.

Without Johnson, hockey would certainly be missing something.

But UW has to know they won’t be able to hold onto him forever.

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UW defeats PSU, advances to 2nd round of Big Ten tourney Wisconsin advances past Nittany Lions with 4-1 win, will face Minnesota next MADISON, Wis. — Senior Marek Michalicka (Ricany, Czech Republic) and freshman Fredrik Ask (Oslo, Norway) picked up wins in both singles and doubles play to lead the Badgers to a 4-1 win over No. 11 seed Penn State in the first round of the 2011 Big Ten Men’s Tennis Tournament at Nielsen Tennis Stadium Thursday afternoon.

“The guys competed hard today, and I’m really proud of them,” head coach Greg Van Emburgh said. “We’ll need to use the momentum from today’s match to bring our best tennis into tomorrow’s match against Minnesota.”

The Badgers (12-12, 5-5 Big Ten) used doubles victories at the Nos. 1 and 2 slots to take an early lead over the Nittany Lions.

Michalicka teamed with sophomore Billy Bertha (White Fish Bay, Wis.) to defeat Eddie Bourchier and Russell Bader, 8-6, at No. 1 doubles before Ask and fellow rookie Rod Carey (Freeport, Bahamas) secured their own 8-6 win over Jason Lee and Christopher Hasyn at No. 2 doubles. The remaining doubles match was unfinished as Wisconsin

DREAMS, from 10 never made the playoffs.

But over the years they’ve built around Williams — famously drafted ahead of Reggie Bush — and developed a stout young defensive core. With Watt now in the fold, the future continues to look bright for the Texans defense.

“Any time you can work with other great players, especially a guy like Mario Williams who makes everyone around him look good, I’m just going to go

clinched the doubles point.

Penn State’s Harry Seaborn defeated redshirt freshman Alex Teppert (Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.), 6-2, 6-2, at No. 6 singles to even the score at 1-1.

However, Wisconsin rattled off three-straight singles wins to clinch the win.

Michalicka topped Bouchier, 6-0, 6-3 at No. 1 singles before freshman Petr Satral (Klatovy, Czech Republic) earned a 6-4,6-4 win over Bader.

Ask then secured the victory for Wisconsin, posting a 6-3, 7-6 win over Bryan Welnetz at the No. 4 slot.

With the win, the No. 6 seed Badgers advance to Friday’s quarterfinal round. Wisconsin will face No. 3 seed Minnesota (17-4, 8-2) at 2 p.m. (CT) at the Cole Hall Tennis Courts. In Thursday’s first opening round match, No. 8 seed Michigan State defeated No. 9 Northwestern, 4-2.

Tennis Match Results Penn State vs. Wisconsin April 28, 2011 at Madison, Wis. (Nielsen Tennis Stadium) #71 Wisconsin 4, Penn State 1 Singles competition 1. Marek Michalicka in there, excited to be part of the defensive line,” Watt said.

Carimi headed to Chicago The Bears were in need of help along the offensive line and they took the first step toward solving that problem with the selection of former Wisconsin left tackle Gabe Carimi with the 29th overall pick.

The 2010 Outland Trophy winner was a fouryear starter at Wisconsin and established himself as an elite collegiate tackle by

(WIS) def. Eddie Bourchier (PSU) 6-0, 6-3 2. Billy Bertha (WIS) vs.

Jason Lee (PSU) 2-6, 6-1, 3-1, unfinished 3. Petr Satral (WIS) def.

Russell Bader (PSU) 6-4, 6-4 4. Fredrik Ask (WIS) def. Bryan Welnetz (PSU) 6-3, 7-6 5. Rodney Carey (WIS) vs. Christopher Hasyn (PSU) 6-3, 6-6, unfinished 6. Harry Seaborn (PSU) def. Alexander Teppert (WIS) 6-2, 6-1 Doubles competition 1. Billy Bertha/Marek Michalicka (WIS) def.

Eddie Bourchier/Russell Bader (PSU) 8-6 2. Fredrik Ask/Rodney Carey (WIS) def. Jason Lee/Christopher Hasyn (PSU) 8-6 3. Alexander Teppert/ Petr Satral (WIS) def.

Bryan Welnetz/Harry Seaborn (PSU) 7-6 Match Notes Penn State 10-17 Wisconsin 11-12; National ranking #71 Order of finish: Doubles (1,2); Singles (6,1,3,4) No. 3 doubles and Nos. 2 and 5 singles were unfinished due to match decision No. 6 seed Wisconsin advances to quarterfinal to face No. 3 Minnesota

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Fredrik Ask helped the Badgers take down PSU with victories in both singles and doubles competition.

- UWBadgers.com UW is now set to meet the border-rival Gophers in the quarterfinals of the conference tournament. the end of his career.

Scouts and draft pundits believe Carimi is better suited to play right tackle or guard at the professional level and Bears’ offensive line coach Mike Tice will have to determine where his new lineman fits best on the line.

With Watt and Carimi off the board, the Badgers can lay claim to two first round picks for the first time since 2001, when Michael Bennett and Jamar Fletcher were drafted in the opening round.

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NFL dreams become reality J.J. Watt and Gabe Carimi used to go against one another every day in practice. Now, the former UW stars are off to new teams in the pros after both were selected in the 1st round of the NFL Draft.

J.J. Watt Pick: 11th overall Houston Texans

Gabe Carimi Pick: 29th overall Chicago Bears

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Mike Fiammetta Sports Content Editor NEW YORK — Once a pizza boy from Pewaukee, J.J. Watt worked his way from a Central Michigan University tight end to a scholarship with the Wisconsin Badgers. From there, he grew into a star defensive end.

Now, he’s the newest member of the Houston Texans.

With the 11th pick in the 2011 NFL Draft, the Texans selected the 6-foot-6, 292-pound Watt, who had

one of the best seasons in recent Badger history. Watt started all 13 games for UW, racking up 62 total tackles (21 for loss) and seven sacks while causing three fumbles and recovering two. He deflected nine passes all season — many at the line of scrimmage — and even came away with one interception.

Watt’s path to stardom began modestly. Without many offers from big-time programs, Watt enrolled at Central Michigan in 2007 and worked at Pizza Hut to support himself. In June

of 2008, he walked onto the Badgers. After a year on the scout team, he earned his scholarship in May 2009.

From there, he became a dominant, every-game starter for the next two years.

Despite his modest beginnings, his remarkable ascension to the upper echelon of college prospects made it seem only right that he would move on to the professional world of the National Football League.

“It was a goal and the dream to be a first

rounder,” Watt said Thursday night at Radio City Music Hall. “I mean, a lot of people looked at me like I was crazy if I ever told them that, but that was always my dream and goal. I never could have imagined being where I am today and it’s an unbelievable feeling and it’s a testament to my parents for raising me to always work my tail off.”

As if his work ethic wasn’t immediately clear from his days at Central Michigan, Watt continued to impress throughout his

time in Madison — and not just on the football field. Through the Justin J. Watt Foundation, he made weekly visits to local hospitals and spent time with kids, teaching them to live by one simple mantra that has taken on a life of its own around campus — dream big, work hard.

“It was my dream to get drafted in the first round of the NFL and that dream has been accomplished, so it’s time to set new dreams,” Watt said. “Going to the NFL, it’s your dream to win a Super Bowl, to make

the Pro Bowl and all those great things. So as soon as I accomplished one dream, I set a new one and so I’m working starting tomorrow, going to my next dream.”

Watt’s next dream will be working alongside not only former Badger tight ends Owen Daniels and Garrett Graham, but also opposite Mario Williams, one of the top young defensive ends in the country. As the youngest franchise in the NFL, the Texans have

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PART 3 of 5 Now making an impact for Nashville, Geoffrion shows how 4 college years pays off

Adam Holt Managing Editor While top talent often decides to leave the college hockey ranks early, there are cases where an NHL draft pick will honor all four years of his commitment to his school. And sometimes it pays off.

North Dakota’s Matt Jeff Schorfheide The Badger Herald Frattin was kicked off the Former Wisconsin captain Blake Geoffrion won the Hobey Baker award as a senior in 2010. team before his junior year

after getting in legal trouble. A fourth-round pick of Toronto, he could have just turned pro.

Instead, he stayed at UND, rejoined the team in December and then had a senior year where he led the Fighting Sioux to the Frozen Four and was named a Hobey Baker Award top-three finalist.

Wisconsin has its own success stories as well.

One Badger who opted to stay for his senior year saw the decision pay off in a big way.

Blake Geoffrion is the first fourthgeneration NHL player, whose grandfather, Bernie “Boom-Boom” Geoffrion, is credited with inventing the slap shot. The second-round pick of the Nashville Predators considered turning pro after his junior year. Instead, he joined six other seniors on a veteran team that had big aspirations.

“I think there’s a lot of factors, but this was the main factor, what kind of team we were going to have and the personnel we had coming back,” Geoffrion said last March.

Geoffrion would help guide Wisconsin to the national title game, compiling a 28-goal season that helped him become UW’s first Hobey Baker Award winner.

But even aside from winning the Hobey and being named an All American, Geoffrion said getting additional experience as a leader — he was a tri-captain as a senior and co-captain as a junior — and simply honing his game was reason enough to have stayed.

“Me personally, I think it helped a lot. Just sharpen up any miscues I had in my game, to get confidence, to get confidence to score and be confident in my ability on a lot of different areas of the game,” he said in a recent phone interview.

“There’s no way I would go back and do it any different.”

Veteran talent and leadership often are a big part of a Frozen Four team’s success. Wisconsin had seven seniors and nine juniors when it made its run to the 2010 title game. This season, national champion Minnesota Duluth had 13 upperclassmen on its roster. Senior-dominated North Dakota was the favorite to win the title entering the national semifinals. Wisconsin’s last title-winning team, led by current NHL-er Adam Burish in 2006 also had 13 upperclassmen.

The extra maturity

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